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Pearl Ex Powdered Pigments from Jacquard is their most versatile
product lines. Pearl Ex is a very fine mica laced pigment
which can be applied in thin layers to create smooth metallic coatings
to most surfaces! The variety of finishes Pearl Ex can produce
is nearly endless, from metallic sheens to pearlescent shimmers
to all manner of faux finishes.

Pearl Ex pigments are dry, with a neutral pH,
so they last for years and only small amounts are needed
for most products. Pearl Ex can be added with almost any
color of craft, acrylic or watercolor paint to create a metallic
sheen.

Duo
Colors display two tone qualities depending on the light angle and the color of
the background.

Pearl
ExDuo Red-Blue

Product
Information

Mix
Into:

Pearl Ex Varnish

Oil

Acrylic

Gouache

Varnish

Clay

Melted wax

Almost any medium!

Apply to:

Clay

Glass

Metal

Wood

Paper

Fabric

Almost anything!

Pearl Ex creates a metallic look without
being a metal. The particles are flat platelets with two surfaces, therefore it
lays down beautifully like a thin coating of metal. The different particle sizes
produce different looks — from a fine, smooth, pearly luster to a highly metallic
sheen.

Pearl Ex pigments are dry, with a neutral pH, so they last
for years and only small amounts are needed for most products. Pearl Ex
can be added with almost any color of craft, acrylic or watercolor paint to create
a metallic sheen. Pearl Ex pigments are colorfast, temperature resistant,
weather resistant and non-tarnishing, therefore ideal for archival applications.

Available in 40 colors which can be purchased individually or in conveniently
packaged sets. The sets are available in a choice of 3 different series of 12-Color
Sets or a 32 Color Set.

NOTE: Be sure to mix thoroughly into whichever
medium you want to use for consistent coverage. Keep in mind that this product
is a fine powder, so mix it away from your workspace or risk transferring metallic
color everywhere.

Instructions for use:

Pearl Ex is extremely
easy to use. Its incredible flexibility lends itself to a vast array of techniques.
Your biggest problem may be deciding which technique to use. Here are some ideas
to get you started:

Mix Pearl Ex with a clear embossing powder
for rubber stamp embossing. Pearl Ex in itself is not an embossing powder.

Interference colors work best over dark surfaces.

Mix 4 parts
Pearl Ex to 1 part Gum Arabic and add water to desired consistency for
a watercolor paint. If mixing in a plastic well palette, this mixture can dry
out and become reconstituted with water.

Dust Pearl Ex Powders
onto shrink plastic before shrinking. The powder will become embedded in the surface
when the plastic shrinks.

Dust a polymer clay rubber mold with Pearl
Ex before pressing in the clay. This is a great way to color the clay. It
also makes the clay easier to release from the mold.

Mix Pearl Ex
with the Jacquard Textile Colors Colorless
Extender for use on fabrics. Heat set as directed on bottle.

Mix Pearl
Ex with any clear medium to use over any surface. For example, you can mix
Pearl Ex with a varnish, acrylic or solvent-based, as a coating over clay,
wood, or paper.

Dust Pearl Ex onto any surface and then seal with
a spray lacquer. Spray the lacquer out over the surface and let the mist fall
onto the surface rather than spraying the lacquer at the surface. This will give
you a more even coat of lacquer without spray marks as well as preventing the
spray from blowing off the Pearl Ex.

Knead dry Pearl Ex
powder into polymer clay to color it.

Pearl Ex can be mixed into
glycerin soaps in soap making and wax for candle making

Pearl Ex
can be mixed into a medium and airbrushed. Some testing will be necessary to ensure
that the particle size will fit through the airbrush opening